STIFFER SPRING(S) ??
Bob T
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Good <goodparts@verizon.net>
To: Robert M. Lang <lang@isis.mit.edu>
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Fri, Nov 20, 2009 10:37 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] Koni ShoX for IRS TR
I always thought that the shock could not do much to control squat due to
the length of time the downward pull is sustained during acceleration. I
figured any setting that was stiff enough to control the squat would be rock
solid on a quick bump. I can see a stiff compression setting making it take
a wee bit longer to pull the back end down but I can't quite imagine it
lessening the amount of squat. I would love to be proven wrong because my
car has the same problem.
Richard Good
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Koni ShoX for IRS TR
> Hi,
>
> I'm running a TR6 with pretty much a stock rear suspension that it
> "upgraded" with TTune sprint springs and re-valved armstrong shocks. IT
> works pretty good, but it looks like I could benefit from a bit more bump
> resistance. Seeing that I autocross almost exclusively, the car
> transitions a LOT and for my setup that means the car squats big time when
> I jump on the throttle.
>
> At any rate, I'm considering waivering from the close to "as shipped"
> condition of my car (more like "as Harry Webster designed) and switching
> to tube shocks in the rear.
>
> I know about most of the bracket setups for TR6, as I purchased a set of
> tubulars way-way back in the day (1978 or 1979) that came with
> Monroe-matics!
>
> So, my question is this: for the bolt-in shock brackets that are out there
> in use ON RACE CARS - what are folks using for shocks? I know about AVO,
> SPAX, and Koni. What I'd be looking for is something that gives me some
> adjustment for bump... the Koni and Spax only allow rebound adjustment, so
> we're probably talking about a two-way adjustable.
>
> If you use this setup or know someone that does, I'd like some insight on
> the matter.
>
> Worst case, I have a pretty stout cage, so adding a couple of small bars
> and some ears would be "way easy". I'm just looking to avoid the situation
> I started about 5 years ago where we started going down the "$1200 per
> shock" road. I'm looking for something a little closer to off-the-shelf
> than "the-best-shock-ever-made".
>
> TIA,
> rml
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